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How Long to Get Six Pack Abs?

How long does it take to get six pack abs? I get this question a lot and the answer is different for every person that asks, so heres a method to calculate how long it will take for you. Theres some math required, but its easy with a calculator. Please "LIKE" this video if you enjoyed and COMMENT with any questions or requests. ——————– Directions: 1. Find your lean body mass. — a. weight x body fat percentage (as a decimal) — b. weight – pounds of fat = LBM 2. Take goal body fat percentage (as a decimal) and subtract it from one. — a. Men: 1 – 0.10 = 0.90 — b. Female: 1 – 0.17 = 0.83 *In most cases to see abs, you need to be under 10% if youre a male and under 17% if youre a female, so that is why 0.10 and 0.17 are used. You can change these numbers to whatever body fat percentage your goal is. 3. Find your goal weight. — a. LBM # number from step 2 4. Calculate how many pounds you need to lose. — a. starting weight – goal weight 5. Find out how many weeks it will take to lose the weight. — a. pounds left to lose 1 or 2 *On most diets, you can expect to lose 1 to 2 pounds per week, so that is the reason for dividing by 1 and 2. You can change these numbers to whatever your weight loss goal is. 6. Now you have a good idea of how long it will take you to reach your goal. Good job if you did all of that math. A+ for you. ——————– FACEBOOK: facebook.com TWITTER: LBL – twitter.com Michael – twitter.com CLOTHING STORE <b>…<b>